Climate averages 1991–2020
Huehuetenango weather
in January.
A mild, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Huehuetenango: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 9.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Totonicapán (47 km away). In January its highs average 19.1°C, 2.1°C cooler than Huehuetenango, with 8.9 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Huehuetenango ranks 18th of 23 for the warmest January highs and 9th of 23 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 23 cities is 24.6°C; Huehuetenango is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 23.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.0 mm to 7.8 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Huehuetenango climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 21.2°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 7.0 | 1.9 | 11.311 h |
| February | 23.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 7.8 | 2.2 | 11.612 h |
| March | 24.7°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 20 | 4.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.5°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 54 | 8.8 | 12.512 h |
| May | 23.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 166 | 17.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 22.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 255 | 24.3 | 13.013 h |
| July | 21.7°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 117 | 18.6 | 12.913 h |
| August | 22.2°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 157 | 20.9 | 12.613 h |
| September | 21.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 236 | 24.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 21.1°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 171 | 18.8 | 11.812 h |
| November | 20.5°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 36 | 6.3 | 11.411 h |
| December | 20.7°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 15 | 2.7 | 11.211 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Totonicapán in JanuaryGuatemala · 47 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Santa Cruz del Quiché in JanuaryGuatemala · 47 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.3°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Quetzaltenango in JanuaryGuatemala · 53 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Chichicastenango in JanuaryGuatemala · 57 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.1°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Malacatán in JanuaryGuatemala · 78 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Coatepeque in JanuaryGuatemala · 81 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 17.4°C · 49 mm rain
- Mazatenango in JanuaryGuatemala · 88 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Retalhuleu in JanuaryGuatemala · 90 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 20.3°C · 18 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Huehuetenango) is explained once on the Huehuetenango year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.